2011 Transat Jacques Vabre

Last updated January 08, 2024

The 2011 Transat Jacques Vabre was the 10th edition and was raced from Le Havre, France, to Puerto Limon in Costa Rica for the second time.

Course

For monohulls, Le Havre-Puerto Limon, Dominican Republic to starboard: 4,730 miles. For Multi50s, Le Havre-Puerto Limon via Saint-Barthélemy and Barbados: 5,323 miles.

Only 20 of the 35 starters finished the race.

IMOCA 60

Pos.	Crew	Boat Name	Sail No.	Launch Date	Elapsed Time	Av Speed	Ref.
01	Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) Jérémie Beyou (FRA)	Virbac Paprec 3	FRA 06	2010-05-18	15d 18h 13m 54s	12.50
02	Alex Thomson (GBR) Guillermo Altadill (ESP)	Hugo Boss 4	GBR 99	2007-06-26	16d 09h 00m 00s	12.03
03	Armel Le Cléac'h (FRA) Christopher Pratt (FRA)	Banque Populaire VI	FRA 19	2010-09-20	16d 15h 00m 03s	11.85
04	François Gabart (FRA) Sébastien Col (FRA)	MACIF	FRA 312	2011-08-16	16d 16h 50m 12s	11.80
05	Kito de Pavant (FRA) Yann Regniau (FRA)	Groupe Bel	FRA 360	2007	16d 18h 04m 02s	11.76
06	Marc Guillemot (FRA) Yann Eliès (FRA)	Safran 2	FRA 25	2007-08-06	16d 19h 27m 52s	11.72
07	Louis Burton (FRA) Nelson Burton (FRA)	Bureau Vallée (1)	FRA 35	2006-07-26	17d 16h 45m 40s	11.14
08	Dominique Wavre (SUI) Michèle Paret (FRA)	Mirabaud	SUI 9	2006-09-01	17d 19h 39m 26s	11.06
09	Mike Golding (GBR) Bruno Dubois (BEL) (CAN)	Gamesa	GBR 3	2007-07-31	17d 21h 42m 10s	11.01
DNF	Vincent Riou (FRA) Hugues Destremau (FRA)	PRB 4	FRA 85	2009-11-30	8 Nov – Abandon (bulkhead issues)
DNF	Bernard Stamm (SUI) Jean-François Cuzon (FRA)	Cheminées Poujoulat	FRA 2012	2011-05-12	7 Nov – Abandoned (triggering of the distress beacon following a major leak)
DNF	Marc Thiercelin (FRA) Luc Alphand (FRA)	DCNS 1000		2008-05-29	6 Nov – Abandoned problem with charging electrics^[1]
DNF	Arnaud Boissières (FRA) Gérald Veniard (FRA)	Akena Vérandas			4 Nov – Abandon (Damage)		^[2]

Multi50

Pos.	Crew	Boat Name	Sail No.	Elapsed Time	Notes
01	Yves Le Blevec (FRA) Samuel Manuard (FRA)	Actual	20 November 2011	17d 17h 07m 43s	12.52
02	Loïc Fequet (FRA) Loic Escoffier (FRA)	Maitre Jacques	21 November 2011	18d 22h 10m 30s	11.72
DNF	Lionel Lemonchois (FRA) Matthieu Souben (FRA)	Prince de Bretagne	4 November 2011 Abandon (crosse du bras de liaison cassée)^{[ citation needed ]}
DNF	Erwan Le Roux (FRA) Didier Le Vourch (FRA)	FenetreA – Cardinal	4 November 2011 Abandon (fissure de mât et voie d'eau)^{[ citation needed ]}
DNF	Franck-Yves Escoffier (FRA) Antoine Koch (FRA)	Crêpes Whaou!	4 November 2011 Abandon (Franck-Yves Escoffier blessé)
DNF	Julien Mabit (FRA) Étienne Mabit (FRA)	Monopticien.com	3 November 2011 Abandon (pièce du safran central cassée)
DNF	Aubin Houdet Caseneuve (FRA) Anne Caseneuve (FRA)	Naviguez Anne Caseneuve	Non autorisés à partir le 28 octobre 2011^{[ citation needed ]}

Class40

Pos.	Crew	Boat Name	Sail No.	Elapsed Time		Ref.
01	Yannick Bestaven (FRA) Eric Drouglazet (FRA)	Aquarelle.com	FRA 98	21d 17h 59m 08s	9.06
02	Damien Seguin (FRA) Yoann Richomme (FRA)	eRDF – Des pieds et des mains	FRA 52	22d 03h 02m 00s	8.91
03	Hannah Jenner (GBR) Jesse Naimark-Rowse (GBR)	40 Degrees	GBR 90	23d 04h 02m 04s	8.50
04	Rune Aasberg (NOR) Simen Lovgren (NOR)	Solo	NOR 12212 (Yr.2008)	23d 10h 10m 24s	8.41
05	Jacques Fournier (FRA) Jean-Christophe Caso (FRA)	Groupe Picoty	FRA 85	24d 22h 42m 40s	7.90
06	Nicholas Halmos (USA) Hugh Piggin (NZL)	11th Hour Racing	USA60337 (Yr.2008)	25d 08h 02m 00s	7.78
07	Stéphanie Alran (FRA) Jean-Edouard Criquioche (FRA)	Phoenix Europe Express	FRA 20	26d 02h 04m 00s	7.55
08	Christophe Coatnoan (FRA) Étienne Laforgue (FRA)	Partouche	FRA 113	28d 16h 00m 00s	6.88
DNF	Andrea Fantini (ITA) Tommaso Stella (ITA)	Hip Eco Blue	FRA 42	29d 01h 08m 00s	6.78
DNF	Anna Maria Renken (GER) Jakica Jesih (SLO)	Gust Buster	FRA 93	14 November 2011 Abandon
DNF	Eric Galmard (FRA) François Scheeck (FRA)	Avis Immobilier	FRA 47	9 November 2011 Abandon (rupture du boulon de quille)
DNF	Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) Sam Goodchild (GBR)	Concise 2	GBR 93	8 November 2011 Abandon (délaminage à l'avant de la coque)
DNF	Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) Éric Péron (FRA)	Initiatives – Alex Olivier	GBR 30	6 November 2011 Abandon (perte de quille)		^{[ citation needed ]}
DNF	Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) Thomas Ruyant (FRA)	Bureau Veritas – Dunkerque Plaisance	FRA 109	5 November 2011 Abandon (rupture de la sous-barbe)		^[3]
DNF	Éric Lecoq (FRA) Éric Defert (FRA)	Lecoq Cuisine	USA 46	3 November 2011 Abandon (douleurs au bas du dos d'Éric Lecoq)
DNF	Thierry Bouchard (FRA) Gilles Berenger (FRA)	Comiris Pole Santé Elior2	FRA 83	3 November 2011 Abandon (cloison structurelle délaminée)		^[4]

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References

↑ "Transat Jacques Vabre: Stamm/Cuzon déclenchent leur balise de détresse". L'Express. November 7, 2011.
↑ "Akena Verandas démâte". L'Équipe. 2011-11-04.
↑ "Bureau Veritas Dunkerque plaisance jette leponge". Site de la Transat Jacques-Vabre. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
↑ "Abandon officiel de Comiris Pole Santé Elior2". Site de la Transat Jacques-Vabre. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

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[1] "Transat Jacques Vabre: Stamm/Cuzon déclenchent leur balise de détresse". L'Express. November 7, 2011.

[2] "Akena Verandas démâte". L'Équipe. 2011-11-04.

[3] "Bureau Veritas Dunkerque plaisance jette leponge". Site de la Transat Jacques-Vabre. 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

[4] "Abandon officiel de Comiris Pole Santé Elior2". Site de la Transat Jacques-Vabre. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.

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